unisex name
Pruitt
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 202
Pruitt is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Pruitt over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 33 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 127 |
How popular is Pruitt?
In 2025, Pruitt was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Pruitt
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Pruitt also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pruitt over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Pruitt
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pruitt — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Pruitt
How popular is the name Pruitt?
In 2025, Pruitt was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Pruitt a girl's or a boy's name?
Pruitt is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Pruitt?
Pruitt has 2 syllables.
When was Pruitt most popular?
Pruitt peaked in 2024, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Pruitt a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pruitt currently ranks #8,085 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.